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Balboa Island by The Pretty Things
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13 tracks | 57 minutes
Released Jul 2007
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:13 The Beat Goes On lyrics BUY MP3 04:13 The Beat Goes On lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:13 The Beat Goes On
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:56 Livin' In My Skin lyrics BUY MP3 03:56 Livin' In My Skin lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:56 Livin' In My Skin
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:36 Buried Alive lyrics BUY MP3 03:36 Buried Alive lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:36 Buried Alive
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:59 (Blues for) Robert Johnson lyrics BUY MP3 07:59 (Blues for) Robert Johnson lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:59 (Blues for) Robert Johnson
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:35 Mimi lyrics BUY MP3 02:35 Mimi lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:35 Mimi
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:51 Pretty Beat lyrics BUY MP3 02:51 Pretty Beat lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:51 Pretty Beat
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:30 The Ballad of Hollis Brown lyrics BUY MP3 06:30 The Ballad of Hollis Brown lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:30 The Ballad of Hollis Brown
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:41 In The Beginning lyrics BUY MP3 04:41 In The Beginning lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:41 In The Beginning
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:45 Freedom Song lyrics BUY MP3 04:45 Freedom Song lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:45 Freedom Song
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:58 Dearly Beloved lyrics BUY MP3 04:58 Dearly Beloved lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:58 Dearly Beloved
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:29 All Light Up lyrics BUY MP3 04:29 All Light Up lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:29 All Light Up
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:41 Balboa Island lyrics BUY MP3 04:41 Balboa Island lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:41 Balboa Island
The legendary British Rock group’s long awaited first CD release in over eight years: a “dark” record – doomed, brooding, powerful, mysterious and full of edge.
Editorial review
A problem with bands that have been on the scene for over 40 years (count 'em) is that they can sometimes still write songs with titles like "The Beat Goes On" and "Buried Alive," as if those tropes hadn't lost their edge several decades ago. On the other hand, when a band has played together for four decades its members have often learned one of rock & roll's great lessons: how to create maximum groove with minimal ingredients. So when the Pretty Things lay down a song as thunderous as "Livin' in My Skin," they do so with the ponderous grace and inexorable momentum of an elephant walking to water. They've also been around long enough to have heard some of their source material at the source, which means that they can deliver an ancient Delta blues like "Feel Like Going Home" with a certain arch authority. (And if you want more cowbell, these guys can deliver that with authority as well -- check out the raunchy period piece "Mimi.") On the downside, they sometimes abuse their elder-statesmen status to impose eight minutes of two-chord vamp on their hapless listeners ("[Blues For] Robert Johnson"), and the title track, which closes the album, does so with much more of a whimper than a bang. Not bad at all, but unless you're a die-hard fan you'll want to be a little selective. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Balboa Island is the legendary British Rock group The Pretty Things’ long awaited 11th studio album in a 43-year recording career. Their first CD release in over eight years, it is already regarded by many as on par with their very greatest 1960s and 70s recordings.
From the stadium sized Rock of “All Light Up” through the raw acoustic guitar blues of “Feel Like Going Home” to the Beatles / Abbey Road period style of “Dearly Beloved” – The Pretty Things have crafted a “dark” record – doomed, brooding, powerful, mysterious and full of edge.
The 13 new songs – mostly originals, but also containing an acoustic cover of an early Bob Dylan song “The Ballad of Hollis Brown” – have a rawness, intensity, depth and passion which is unmatched by any of their contemporaries: The Stones, Van, The Who – none of the class of 64 has enough gas left in the tank to make a record like this.
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